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'We are losing the race' on climate catastrophe, warns UN chief
WASHINGTON: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the world was "losing the race" to avert climate disaster, but that greenhouse gas reduction targets were...
Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models
PARIS: Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate...
Dengue cases in Bangladesh hit 80,000-mark
DHAKA: A total of 9,470 cases of dengue were reported in Bangladesh this month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since January in...
Kejriwal invites Union Health min to join anti-dengue campaign
NEW DELHI: Days after he hit out at the AAP government over regularisation of unauthorised colonies, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan was on Monday...
SINGAPORE: Researchers have found that regular tea drinkers have better organised brain regions and this is associated with healthy cognitive function as compared to...
How a global drug cartel 'hooked' an Indian pharma firm for multi-billion narco deal
NEW DELHI: Lure of easy money readily convinced Indian pharmaceutical Company, Avon Life Sciences, to supply ephedrine, a chemical used for manufacturing drugs, to...
Report traces pathway to energy transition
NEW DELHI: The World Economic Forum's new report on Thursday laid out the implications of a gradual versus a rapid energy transition, and identified...
Guj: 370 doctors join BJP to support Centre's move on Art 370
AHMEDABAD: As many as 370 doctors from Gujarat joined the ruling BJP on Sunday expressing their support to the Centre's move to scrap the...
Reducing pollution in Delhi: Govt seeks suggestions from people
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday sought suggestions from people on steps to reduce pollution in the city during winters, when stubble burning...
Deadly Dorian pounds relentlessly at desperate Bahamas Deadly
FREEPORT (BAHAMAS): Hurricane Dorian came to a catastrophic daylong halt over the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls...